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THE EVENING MISSOURIAN
ELEVENTH YEAR
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 11, 1918
NUMBER 61
Complete German Surrender
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GERMANY GAVE IN TO THE
ALLIES' TERMS AT 5 A. M.
By United Press
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 1. At 6 o'clock this morning, United States eastern time,
the greatest war in history came to an end.
The State Department officially announced early today that the German plenipo
tentiaries had signed the U. S.-Allied terms at Marshal" Foch's headquarters at 5 o'clock
this morning, and that hostilities had ceased at 11 o'clock, both French time."
By United Press '
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. America's great war work now is to assist in the es
tablishment of a "just democracy throughtout the world," said President Wilson in a proc
lamation announcing the signing of the armistice today.
He says, "My fellow countrymen; the armistice was signed this morning. Every
thing for which America fought has been accomplished. ,
"It will now be our duty to assist by example, by sober counsel, and by material aid,
in the establishment of a just democracy throughout the world."
JVoodrow Wilson
ANNOUNCED AT LONDON
By United Press.
LONDON, Nov. 11. It was announced officially that
the-armistice with Germany was signed at 5 o'clock today.
YANK DRIVE TREMENDOUS
By United Press
NEW YORK, Nov. II. During the last hours of
fighting on the western front previous to the ceasing of hos
tilities, General Pershing's first and second armies kept up
a terrific onslaught on the Germans.
At the last reports from the battle field, the Yankee's
drive was on a front of 7l2 miles between Sedan and the
.Moselle River.
MONS IS CAPTURED
By United Press.
LONDON, Nov. 11. Mons, the Belgian city made
famous by the defense of the British early in the war, has
been captured, Field Marshal Haig announced today.
By Cnlted Tress.
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 11.
Allied armistice terms, according
KAISER IN HOLLAND;
GERMAN NOBLES QUIT
E. L. KEENE
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
LONDON, Nov. 11 Germany
today is kaiserless and kingless.
All reports tended to show that in
addition to the emperor all the
crown princes, kings, grand dukes
and other royalty of the empire
had renounced "their divine
right" to rule over a people who
already had abrogated that right
1)' revolution.
William Ilohenzellern, the for
mer kaiser, with hiswife and son,
the former crdwji prince, are be
lieved to be at Dessteg, near
Utrecht, Holland. . ""
By United Press.
LONDON, Nov. 11. It is ru
mored at Eysden, Holland, that
the crown prince has been held at
the border by guards, according
KOKMEH COLmiHAX KILLED
William E. Stephens Lost His Life In
a Wreck.
William Edwards Stephens of
Brooklyn, N. Y.. whose death occurred
as a result of ihe Malbone street tun
nel accident on Brighton Beach Line,
No ember 1, and who was buried In
Bellfontaine Cemetery Thursday, was
a resident of Columbia forty-five year3
ago. Mr. Stephens was born at Ste
phens, Callaway County, Missouri,
1S49.
Mr. Stephens was employed at the
Exchange National Bank in Columbia
for several years. In 1S1G he moved
to St. Louis where he was an employe
of the First National Bank. He was
later associated with many litho
graphing companies In St Louis. In
1S9G he removed to New York and
lived in that city until his death.
Mr. Stephens was a cousin of E. W.
Stephens and J. L. Stephens of this
citj. He is survived by a wife and
The German cabinet accepted the
to official dispatches from Berlin.
to a Central News dispatch from
Eysden.
By United Tress.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. The
former kaiser is in Holland await
ing the decision of the Dutch gov
ernment in regard to his remain
ing in that country, according to
a German wireless received at the
State Department today. Hin
denburg did not accompany the
kaiser, the wireless says, hut is
still at the German headquarters.
By United Press.
THE HAGUE, Nov. 11. A pre
plexing question was precipitated
by the arrival of the former kaiser
and his party in Holland.
They were all. heavily armed
and internment therefore is sug
gested. five children who live In New York.
Mr. Stephens paid his last visit to
Missouri two years ago, when he
preached in, Ocedar Church in Cal
laway County.
C. A. WEBSTER MARRIED
Letter From Former Poultry Teacher
Falls to (live Bride's 'ame.
A message received from C. A. Web
ster, formerly assistant In the poul
trv deuartraent. by H. L. Kempster,
Lsays that Webster was married re
cently in London.
The bride's name? Well, she's the
i-dearest girl in the world." 'Webster
wrote, but that was as far as he went.
Webster enlisted in Canada and is
now attached to the British Expedi
tionary Forces.
Hartqulst- to Visit Father.
A. W. Hartqulst. local war work
secretary for the Y. M. C. A., left to
day for his home, Fort Dodge, to be
with his father who is ill.
SOLDIERS AND
FLAGS SWIRL ALONG
IN VICTORY PARADE
Girls and flags made up 95 per cent
of the parade that swirled through
'the streets of Columbia this after
noon in celebration of Germany's sur
render. Perhaps the men, autos and guns
made up more than 5 per cent, but it
didn't seem that way to onlookers.
Girls rode in autos, girls rode in
motor trucks, and girls marched with
the S. A. T. C men. One soldier had
a girl on each arm.
Big American flags, little American
flags and medium-sized American
flags waed over shoulders and from
autos.
A few French flags appeared. An
auto bore a banner made up of the
flags of all the Allies.
Proclamations printed in red ink
caJIed on all stores to close in the
names of the mayor. People jammed
the sidewalks and streets along the
route of the parade.
The parade, headed by Mayor J. E.
Boggs, Dean J. C. Jones, acting presi
dent of the University, Major C. M.
Gordon, and Captain Dr. Guy L. Noyes,
in a car driven by C B. Bowling, left
the University campus at 2 o'clock.
A mounted marshal, bearing the flags
of the Allies, came next, followed by
the band.
A Red Cross ambulance, followed by
a Red Cross stretcher, came next.
Other features of the parade were
Red Cress nurses, the Home Guards,
and R. O. T. C men.
The parade marched down Eighth
street, up Broadway on the right past
Stephens College, and down Broadway
on the left to Tenth street, out past
Christian College, and back on Ninth
street.
Then it was supposed to disband,
but many of the cars kept circling the
city long afterward.
When Dean J. C. Jones, acting pres
by the Missourian today that the ar
mistice had been signed, he declared
a holiday for the entire University, be
ginning at 11 o'clock.
Mayor J. E. Boggs declared a holi
day for the afternoon for the city.
"Where's the cannon?" asked people
on Broadway as reports rang out to
the north. But it was only a shotgun
fired methodically by an old man in
front of the Athens Hotel.
One car bore the name of the City
Emergency Hospital, and was filled
with nurses.
Business houses sent out their mo
tor trucks, which wero quickly loaded
with girls. Soldiers, tco, climbed
aboard until loads were far beyond
capacity. On an upgrade those at the
rear would jump off and push.
, Red. white and blue paper hats of
all styles were popular.
S. A. T. C. men and the girls, who
marched with them couldn't stop when
the parade disbanded. They returned
to Broadway to join the crowd milling
up and down that street.
-A solemn-faced negro rode a donkey
and bore a huge flag over his shoul
der. "It's a Fourth of July in November,"
was the remark of an old scldter of
the fifties, as he viewed the parade
this afternoon on Broadway. And that
FINAL EDITION
Alsace
Land
To
BY CARL D. GROAT
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON Nov. 11. President Wilson this afternoon told Congress and
the world the terms Germany accepted when she signed the armistice.
These terms picture Germany surrendering abjectly to General Foch on the field,
her army beaten, her government overturned and her master in flight.
A small Congress and a small crowd heard the President's burning words. Wild
enthusiasm ran riot.
The German surrender terms include:
THE WEATHER
For Columbia nnd Ylrlnlt) : Fair and
warmer tonight and Turhday. Lowest
temperature tonight abote (rmlni.
For Missouri: Fair and wanner to
night ami Tuesday.
MVather rAfulltlAiik-
1 The weather this morning Is iomenh.it
unsettled and stormy alone the northern
border from the Itoe'Ly Mountain to
western Minnesota, and In provinces of Al
lierta. Sankatehewan. and Manitoba; In
Eastern Canada. pratleally all of the
United States, and mont of Northern Mex
ico fine weather prevails.
Temiieratures are moderate everywhere.
Fair moderate weather will prevail In
Columbia during the next two or three
da) s.
Txral Data.
The highest temperature In CdiimMa
yesterday was .VJ; and the lowest I tt
night was .17. lialnf.ill (. Iiel.itUi- hu
mldlty noon jesterday was 4! er cent.
A year ago yesterday the highest temjn-r-nture
was 73 and the lowest was -10. Ualo
f .ill U.IK!.
i Sun rose tmlay, (5:1s a. m. Sun M'ts,
4iV p m. Moon M'ts. 12:04 a. in.
The Temperature Toda).
7 a. in 37 11 a. m "U
s a. in. 41 12 noon.. .V.
0 a. m 4." 1 p. in IX
10 a in 4S p. m 61
is the way the whole boisterous crowd
thought about it.
One S. A. T. C. company picked out
a negro boy from the crowd as a mas
cot and carried him along on their
shoulders.
DRAFT CALLS ARE
TO BE CANCELLER
By United Press.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 11. President
Wilson today authorized Provost Mar
shal General Crowder to notify all
draft boards that calls now outstand
ing for military service are cancelled.
Pending further Instructions no
more inductions will be made into the
Army nor entrainment promoted un
der these calls, according to an offi
cial announcement today.
Boone County is scheduled to send
105 men to camp at San Antonio, Tex.,
at 8 oclock tomorrow morning, ac
cording to Harry S. Jacks, secretary
of the local draft board.
These men will be entrained at that
time, unless orders are received to
the contrary before they are due to
leave, said Jacks today after hearing
of the President's order.
The St. Louis men drafted in the
same call have already entrained, said
Jacks. He thought it possible that
where part of the men called from a
state had been sent to camp, others
in the same call would also be sent.
In the same call would be sent on.
MAJOR WINS OCT IX SEVENTH
Official fount Snatches Victory From
Salts, Republican.
The Seventh District race for con
gressman was so close that it took the
official count to decide it. Sam Major,
Democrat, wins by sixty-two votes, ac
cording to the official count. Unoffi
cial figures had given the victory to
Salts by a margin of forty-one. On
the official count Salts' Pettis County
majority was reduced by eighty-four
and his majority In Green County by
nineteen, giving Major the election.
Mrs. Sallle Landrnm Dies.
Sirs. Sallie Landrum. about 75 years
of age, died yesterday at the county
infirmary-. She was buried at 10
o'clock this morning in Columbia
Cemetery.
Lorraine and
West of Rhine
Be Evacuated
Cessation of hostilities.
Evacuation of the left bank of the Rhine.
Evacuation of invaded territory, including Alsace-Lorraine and
Luxemburg.
Surrender of a vast amount of guns and equipment.
Surrender of a vast amount of rolling stock in occupied territory.
Abandonment of Bucharest and treaties.
Unconditional surrender of all German forces in East Africa.
Reparation of damage done.
Surrender of stores, of submarines and larger war craft.
Concentration of air craft at stipulated points.
Evacuation of all Black Sea ports.
Restoration of all Allied and United States merchant vessels.
Duration of the armistice to beJJO days.
lly United Press.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. Fuel Administrator Garfield today
lifted the order for lightless nights, so that the country could have
illumination for its victory celebration.
By United Tress.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. Extension of the American Navy will
go ahead despite the armistice, Secretary of the Navy Daniels stated
today. The United States will have a big share in the policing of the
world in the future and must be expanded accordingly, the secretary
stated.
I By United Tress.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. An order was issued today to elim
inate all Sunday and overtime work in Government construction or
in Government owned or controlled plants and in plants producing
war supplies.
By United Tress.
LONDON, Nov. 11 (12:40 p.
out today to assist the police in
signing of the armistice.
By United Tress.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. The United States Shipping Board
has commandeered all ships belonging to the Mail Steamship Co.
and the United Fruit Steamship Co., it became known today.
These boats, which are now in coastwise, and South American
service, will be placed in trans-Atlantic service immediately. .Offi-
cials declare that the expected withdrawal of British and other ton
nage now forces them to take such extreme measures in obtaining
tonnage to supply the Army.
By United Tress.
LONDON, Nov. 11. The Expre33 estimates that the casualties
of the European nations during the war, without the unestimatedi
casualties of Russia and smaller nations totalled 26,000,000 men.
TO SEND GIFT BOXES NOV. 20
Committee Beeches 16 Christmas Car
tons for Boys In France.
Only sixteen Christmas cartons
have been mailed out to the soldiers In
Prance since November 2. according
to the Chris'tmas parcels committee
In charge of the work In the postofflce
lobby. AH parcels must be sent by
Not ember 20.
The cartons which are securely
packed, are wrapped in heavy paper,
a Christmas seal Is placed around the
carton and the printed label sent
home by the soldier Is pasted on top.
No boy overseas can receive a parcel
unless he sends back a label.
There are three classes of parcels
for the soldiers, according to Mrs. W.
E. Harshe. chairman of the Christmas
parcels committee. First, there are
the parcels for the soldiers who have
sent their labels home; there are the
parcels for the friendless soldiers
whose labels are sent cut by the war
office; and the packages L.T the war
m.). Special constables were called
handling the crowds celebrating the
workers in Europe whose labels may
be obtained from Mrs. Harshe.
TWELVE TO TRAINING CAMPS
S. A. T. C. Members Transferred to
Officers' Schools.
Twelve members of the University
S. A. T. C will leave today for offi
cers' training camps. The following
ten men will go to the Coast Artil
lery Officers' Training School at Fort
Monroe. Va.- Robert Adams Willis.
John Bryon Loser, Francis Butin
Dickinson, Boyd Earl Guymon, Noble
Monroe Taylor. Jr., SIgvald Fritjof
Vdstad. William Benjamin WIHey,
George Bryan Cox, George Bryan Dix
on and Thomas Edward McCrary.
These will report to the Central
Officers' Training School at Camp
Pike, Ark.: Robert Lynn Ward and
Louis Nelson Bowman.
The Coast Artillery men left at 1:30
o'clock and the infantry men will
leave at 12:30 o'clock tonight.